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Photograph of speed boat and passengers on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Speedboat catches air above the waves as it passes by on Lake Mead. A woman sits at the front of the speedboat, her hair bouncing in the air. Another woman sits higher in the back of the boat with her hands up. A man is at the front of the boat, steering it. Inscription with photograph reads "Doc's (Dorothy) Lady Girl charter speed boat." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of water skier, Boulder City (Nev.), 1943

Date

1943

Description

Unidentified water skier, possibly, James (Rusty) Russell Meyers, on Lake Mead, for promotional photos taken at the lake by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.

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Water skiier, image 001

Date

1943

Description

Water skiier on Lake Mead. Picture taken for promotional photos of the Lake by the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.

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Water skiier, image 002

Date

1943

Description

Help Us Write History article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on August 28, 1983 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. The purpose of this article was to identify the man in the image after the collection was donated.

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Photograph of individuals holding award for Chamber of Commerce, (Nev.), circa 1961

Date

1960 to 1962

Description

Three individuals stand together while the woman in the middle holds an award plaque. It reads: "Presented to Gala/Cala L. Mercier for (illegible) service as President of North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce 1960-1961." The man on the right may be Justice John Mowbray. The name tags worn cannot be read.

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Photograph of boy and man standing near a car, (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

A young boy wearing a cowboy-like shirt and boots stands next to an old man wearing suspenders and a top hat. The unidentified pair lean against a car. Behind them, signs for Budweiser Beer and Coca Cola hang from the nearby building. Inscription with photo reads: "I can't recall this old timer's name, or the boy who is a man now."" (D.D.) date - 1950's

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Photograph of political men sitting together on couch, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960

Date

1959 to 1962

Description

Politicians sit together on a couch, likely during a political ralley before Lyndon B. Johnson became the Vice President. Identified from left to right: "1. Walter Baring, 2. Grant Sawyer, 3. Lyndon Johnson, 4. Alan Bible, 5. Howard Cannon, 6. Benny Goffstein(?)"

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Photograph of Dorothy Dorothy and John F. Kennedy, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960

Date

1959 to 1961

Description

Dorothy Dorothy stands with with John Kennedy. The pair wear darker clothing and look off camera at an unknown person/object.

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Photograph of mushroom cloud from Nevada Test Site, Yucca Flat (Nev.), March 12, 1955

Date

1955-03-12

Description

Rising mushroom cloud after the detonation of a nuclear device on a 300 foot tower of Yucca Flat of Nevada Test Site. People can be seen at the bottom of the photo sitting on bleachers and watching the cloud rise in the distance. Photo credit: Joint Office of Test Information. [March 12, 1955?]

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Photograph of mushroom cloud at Nevada Test Site, Nye (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Rising mushroom cloud after detonation of a nuclear device, most likely at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada. Photo credit: Atomic Energy Commission.

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